Congress can take the opportunity to declare a “one voice” policy during the crisis, which at least doesn’t undermine Obama’s very limited ability to influence events in Egypt.

Come on Ed. Pay attention. Obama IS influencing the events in Egypt and the Middle East but not in a way that makes sense to most normal people. He has been in bed with the MB for some time, Hamas as well. All this talk about the MB renouncing violence is just phony lying propaganda spewed out for the gullible who desparately want to believe it’s true. But it isn’t.

The MB, like 0 speak out of both sides of their mouths. The Jersuleum Post has a quote of one of the leaders of the MB speaking in Arabic to an Iranian news service saying that they are preparing for war with Isreal and that they plan to shut down the Suez Canal. They just say one thing for the western press and tell the truth in Arabic for local consumption. These Islamists have been caught doing this numerous times. They think we don’t understand or pay attention to what they say in Arabic.

There is plenty of evidence that indicates that 0 has been working on behalf of the MB since he came into office.

And don’t blame Bush, he tried to covertly foster democratic groups in Egypt but as soon as he took office 0 killed that program to instead help foster the MB. Need any more evidence? Ed, wake up. This is the Soros plan.

Today, John Kerry reminded everyone why he may have been the one man who could have lost to George W. Bush in 2004 by adding his call demanding the resignation of a West-leaning despot with no idea of what might follow in the vacuum left behind.

Kerry failed the global test.

If he had been President, what we see now in Egypt would have occurred in Iraq in 2006.

Of course, to paraphrase Jacques Chirac, a few people missed a golden opportunity to keep quiet.

One man who has taken this golden opportunity (so far) is a certain Plains peanut farmer. Maybe these are his first words of wisdom, not wanting to remind everyone of deja vu.

The US can’t afford to be seen overtly pitching Mubarak over the side, not after getting nearly 30 years of normalization with Israel from him, a policy which is deeply unpopular among the protesters and especially with the Muslim Brotherhood.

Unfortunately there is no freedom loving Lech Walesa rallying people in Egypt, not even a Boris Yeltsin standing on a tank with a bullhorn. Just Al Baradhi – a duplicitous Islamist himself, and probably worse than Mubarak.

Obama doesn’t have any good choices here, but that’s where real leadership comes from. Reagan didn’t have good choices at Reykavik either but he stood his ground. And Bush I had only bad choices when Saddam invaded Kuwait – go to war or let the butcher run wild.

Do we imagine Obama has that sort of leadership or will he vote present again?

I really hope you and President Bush are right–but I’m a cynic. Where you see freedom fighters, I see poor hungry people who have been manipulated by the Islamo-nazis.

flyfisher on February 1, 2011 at 11:35 AM

Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose, Nothing don’t mean nothing honey if it ain’t free
Janis Joplin

Who do you think freedom fighters are?

]]>By: huckleberryfriendhttp://hotair.com/archives/2011/02/01/congress-gets-bipartisan-on-egypt/comment-page-1/#comment-4286597
Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:34:15 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=126345#comment-4286597From Biden to Hillary to Obama, the message has been confusing and amateurish. Both Sec of State Rice and President Bush had, late in his Presidency, urged Egypt to become a democracy and give freedom to its people.

The Obama administration was caught flat footed and still seems to have no coherent policy. Why weren’t non-essential government employees and families flown out of Egypt immediately? Why did Dept of State wait so long before warning Americans to leave Egypt? Why hasn’t the Obama administration worked to find a neutral 3rd party that can help negotiate a peaceful transfer of government?

I think most people realized that Biden and Obama would not be up to a crisis of this scope. What gets me is that Hillary is getting a free pass for her absolutely incompetent response.

]]>By: burthttp://hotair.com/archives/2011/02/01/congress-gets-bipartisan-on-egypt/comment-page-1/#comment-4286570
Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:29:54 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=126345#comment-4286570“Bishop on February 1, 2011 at 11:04 AM,” quotes some results from a Pew survey of Egyptian opinion. He may have gotten his quotes from the Examiner.

]]>By: canopforhttp://hotair.com/archives/2011/02/01/congress-gets-bipartisan-on-egypt/comment-page-1/#comment-4286509
Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:17:03 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=126345#comment-4286509I’m afraid to go to their website for fear that just going there will add me to some SS list, or worse.. Seriously, my trust level is at an all time low…

Keemo on February 1, 2011 at 12:07 PM

Keemo:Oh boy,ahem,I have been on the Iranian Revolutionary
Guards website!!:)

]]>By: canopforhttp://hotair.com/archives/2011/02/01/congress-gets-bipartisan-on-egypt/comment-page-1/#comment-4286503
Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:15:13 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=126345#comment-4286503heh, Ed.. You’ve got to be kidding. I’m one of those allies in the region and I am going tone deaf from all the alarm bells sounding here, not just in Israel either. The USA has become a fairweather ally in the Mid East, and this situation has sealed the deal.

Last time I checked, the Arabs and Muslims in the region still hate you too. Nice job!

saus on February 1, 2011 at 11:54 AM

saus:

America hears you,and you know,on this site,after the
American Presidential election,where this all was going
to go,the Liberals allowing the Midddle East to go to hell
in a hand basket!!

Obama,has besmirched,debaucherized,dissed,snubbed,
Netanyaou,as well as Israel herself,since he was in
office,going forward from day 1!!

And,Muslim Brotherhood,is running a ruse of “Freedom”!

Good to hear from you again!:)

]]>By: rplathttp://hotair.com/archives/2011/02/01/congress-gets-bipartisan-on-egypt/comment-page-1/#comment-4286495
Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:12:55 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=126345#comment-4286495Do any of those two-bit politicians have any idea what is going on around them?
]]>By: Keemohttp://hotair.com/archives/2011/02/01/congress-gets-bipartisan-on-egypt/comment-page-1/#comment-4286481
Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:07:21 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=126345#comment-4286481I’m afraid to go to their website for fear that just going there will add me to some SS list, or worse.. Seriously, my trust level is at an all time low…
]]>By: canopforhttp://hotair.com/archives/2011/02/01/congress-gets-bipartisan-on-egypt/comment-page-1/#comment-4286474
Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:05:30 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=126345#comment-4286474Muslim Brotherhood website!

]]>By: canopforhttp://hotair.com/archives/2011/02/01/congress-gets-bipartisan-on-egypt/comment-page-1/#comment-4286470
Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:04:13 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=126345#comment-4286470The three
Of them are like jackasses who happen to possess the gift
Of blab. You don’t know if you should condemn them for
Their stupidity or simply marvel at their ability to form
Words.”

I have family living in Israel… This most certainly is a dynamic that they share also. Our country doesn’t seem to be capable of dealing with the fact that this is war; a winner and a loser will eventually emerge. Millions could die before such a reality is realized; ala Hilter…. There is no negotiating with this enemy, as they have used billions of our dollars to further this war against the west. Head stuck in sand despite the writing on the wall.

Kerry added, Mubarak “must guarantee that the election will be honest and open to all legitimate candidates and conducted without interference from the military or security apparatus and under the oversight of international monitors.”

Egyptians want “wholesale transformation, not window dressing” and, in the meantime, Mubarak should work with the military and civic leaders to introduce an interim government. “President Mubarak has contributed significantly to Middle East peace,” Kerry said. “Now it is imperative that he contribute to peace in his own country by convincing Egyptians that their concerns and aspirations are being addressed.”

The United States, meanwhile, must choose to “accompany our rhetoric with real assistance to the Egyptian people,” he said. Funding the Egyptian military has been a priority in U.S. aid to Mubarak’s government, but “Congress and the Obama administration need to consider providing civilian assistance that would generate jobs and improve social conditions in Egypt, as well as guarantee that American military assistance is accomplishing its goals.”

Not just in Egypt but throughout the Arab world, Kerry said, U.S. strategy must shift from supporting allied governments to providing support for the people of those countries.

First, Kerry says that Mubarak must “guarantee” that there be “no interference from the military or security apparatus” for any “legitimate candidates.” Who is to determine which candidates are legitimate and what are the criteria for determining their legitimacy? Kerry also wants oversight by international monitors. Which ones? The ones at the UN more aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood?

Later Kerry contradicts himself by saying that Mubarak “should work with the military and civic leaders to introduce an interim government.” How is Mubarak to work with the military and yet not interfere? This is diplo-double speak.

Kerry wants to reinforce American support to Egypt with “real assistance” in the form of aid that “generates jobs and improves social conditions.”

That leaves our credibility with other allies in the region less damaged, while aligning ourselves with the values for which we stand

heh, Ed.. You’ve got to be kidding. I’m one of those allies in the region and I am going tone deaf from all the alarm bells sounding here, not just in Israel either. The USA has become a fairweather ally in the Mid East, and this situation has sealed the deal.

It was particualrly obnoxious how the US administration sided with Ahmadinejad and the Mullah’s over the populace because they wanted to cut a grand bargain with Islamofascist regime.. But when it comes to America’s actual allies we get left flapping in the wind.

Like him or not, America has invested 3 decades, billions and billions and endless non tangible capital in Egypt, and moderate states and since this President was elected the concept has gone to the crapper, now you lick Islam’s boots whenever they pick up their feet for you. Smart power indeed, no one but the Islamists can rely on America now. Last time I checked, the Arabs and Muslims in the region still hate you too. Nice job!

Ed, I think you left out Romney. It is my understanding that this morning he has called for Mubarak’s resignation as well.

KickandSwimMom on February 1, 2011 at 11:35 AM

I watched the panel on Special Report last night and Bill Kristol made the point that one of the reasons things went so badly in Iran was that the US waited so long to distance itself from the Shah. He said the protests in that country went on for 15 months and by the time they were over, whatever viable opposition to the Shah there had been was either run from the country or done away with by the Islamists.

I think this is the problem, when it becomes apparent that the Egyptians do not want this guy, there has to be an alternative to fill the vacuum…but at the same time if Mubarak can not survive he needs to get the message and go as soon as it is possible for him to do so without chaos.

Hell if I know, but none of the people who are acting like experts on Egypt today seemed to have any idea that this was going to happen 2 weeks ago..so obviously there is a lot we don’t know.

]]>By: Limerickhttp://hotair.com/archives/2011/02/01/congress-gets-bipartisan-on-egypt/comment-page-1/#comment-4286422
Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:48:57 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=126345#comment-4286422Fine and dandy, but they all better start figuring out what the stance on Israel is gonna be once this Islamic snowball crashes into the West Bank.
]]>By: Keemohttp://hotair.com/archives/2011/02/01/congress-gets-bipartisan-on-egypt/comment-page-1/#comment-4286418
Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:47:32 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=126345#comment-4286418Had to share this you you:

Quote Of The Week: from the LA Times

“Frankly, I don’t know what it is about California , but
We seem to have a strange urge to elect really obnoxious
Women to high office. I’m not bragging, you understand,
But no other state, including Maine , even comes close.
When it comes to sending left-wing dingbats to
Washington ,

We’re number one. There’s no getting around the fact
That the last time anyone saw the likes of Barbara Boxer,
Dianne Feinstein, and Nancy Pelosi, they were stirring a
Cauldron when the curtain went up on ‘Macbeth’. The three
Of them are like jackasses who happen to possess the gift
Of blab. You don’t know if you should condemn them for
Their stupidity or simply marvel at their ability to form
Words.”

he US can’t afford to be seen overtly pitching Mubarak over the side, not after getting nearly 30 years of normalization with Israel from him, a policy which is deeply unpopular among the protesters and especially with the Muslim Brotherhood

I am sure it is unpopular with the Muslim Brotherhood, but I am not so sure that the majority of the protesters want a war with Israel. I have not seen a lot of indications of that. It seems to me that most of the people in the streets are more concerned with domestic policy.

The truth is Murbarak is not a popular man in Egypt and it is too bad that there are not some viable opposition leaders with ties to the west in that country. But Mubarak made sure he was a one man show.

I’m with you. What has Big Sis been up to? And what were Obama’s rabble-rousing Weather Underground friends doing in Egypt last year? I don’t believe it’s coincidence.

]]>By: KickandSwimMomhttp://hotair.com/archives/2011/02/01/congress-gets-bipartisan-on-egypt/comment-page-1/#comment-4286384
Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:35:41 +0000http://hotair.com/?p=126345#comment-4286384Of course, to paraphrase Jacques Chirac, a few people missed a golden opportunity to keep quiet. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) demanded Mubarak’s resignation, as did Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY). Today, John Kerry reminded everyone why he may have been the one man who could have lost to George W. Bush in 2004 by adding his call demanding the resignation of a West-leaning despot with no idea of what might follow in the vacuum left behind.

Ed, I think you left out Romney. It is my understanding that this morning he has called for Mubarak’s resignation as well.